Team
Leadership Team
Dr. David J. Price
Founding Dean and Special Advisor to the Provost & VP Academic
In July 2024, Dr. Price was appointed by SFU's Board of Governors as the University's founding dean of Medicine. Dr. Price is a practicing family physician and professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University, where he served as department chair for 15 years until 2021. He is a nationally recognized leader in family medicine and primary care, with extensive consulting experience across Canada and internationally. During his time as chair, he oversaw a significant expansion of the department, in part by establishing new family medicine residency locations in several communities. His research interests include interprofessional primary care practice policies. Dr. Price has a visiting faculty appointment in the department of Biomedical Physiology & Kinesiology in the Faculty of Science.
Dr. Maria Hubinette
Acting Associate Dean Academic and Special Advisor to the Provost & VP Academic
Dr. Maria Hubinette is acting associate dean, academic and special advisor to the Provost and Vice-President Academic, providing leadership for the development and implementation of undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education programs and accreditation. As a practicing family physician, her clinical work focuses on youth and women, particularly outreach to youth with barriers to accessing care, community-based mental health support and specialized care for sexual and gender-based violence survivors. Dr. Hubinette received her MD from UBC, completed her rural family practice residency program there, and took her Master of Medical Education from the University of Dundee, Scotland. She is a clinical professor in the department of family practice at UBC and has a visiting faculty appointment in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Kris Magnusson
Senior Advisor to the Provost & VP Academic
Kris Magnusson, PhD is Senior Strategic Advisor to the Provost and Vice-President Academic and is presently the Acting Associate Vice-President Academic, Teaching and Learning. Kris has led several pivotal academic initiatives for the university, including the development and implementation of the School of Medicine's business case, and has been instrumental in guiding the School through the Senate and Board of Governors approval process. As a professor in the Faculty of Education, where he completed two terms as dean, Kris' scholarly work focuses on counselling psychology and career development. Prior to his tenure at SFU, he was a junior high school teacher, a college counsellor and as faculty member in counselling psychology at the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge.
Amanda Woodhall
Interim Executive Director, Operations
With over 25 years of dedicated service and leadership in post-secondary education, Amanda has carved out a distinguished career in strategic planning and operations management. Recognized for a strategic orientation and a knack for transforming academic decisions into actionable implementation strategies, Amanda consistently ensures the alignment of operational activities with the institutions overarching goals. As a leader in the realms of strategic planning, implementation and operations management, Amanda has made significant contributions to SFU by driving key initiatives and academic program start-ups that align with both faculty and institutional objectives, most recently and notably in the design and development of the new School of Sustainable Energy Engineering and Surrey Campus Engineering Building.
Team
Adriana Linoh
Director, Communications & Marketing
Amy Yang
Executive Assistant to Senior Advisor to the Provost and VP Academic
Brian Kwok
Director of Finance
Courtney Brown
Administrative Coordinator
Dana Andrews
Associate Director of Accreditation
Emily Pedlar
Administrative Coordinator
Enissa Alhashimi
Executive Assistant to Associate Dean Academic
Jade Tran
Executive Assistant
Joban Machhiana
Administrative Coordinator
Lena Hozaima
Executive Director, Advancement
Maya Piddocke
Director, Interim Facilities
Nusaibah Husain
Administrative Coordinator
Priyadarshini Balaraman
Building and Facilities Officer
Rachel Sze
Executive Assistant to Executive Director
Reetu Sidhu
Coordinator, Finance and Research Administration
Ruby Sidhu
Executive Assistant to Dean
Stephanie Jackson
Administrative Coordinator
Steve Birnie
Director of Curriculum
Tracy Yiu
Special Projects Manager
Yan Huang
Manager, Operations & Administrative Services
The SFU School of Medicine team graciously acknowledges and thanks Dr. Roger Strasser, interim dean, Dr. Sarah Strasser, interim vice-dean, and Dr. Jon Meddings, former Dean of the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine, for their expertise, consultation and leadership for initial planning, accreditation and curriculum planning work on the business case proposal.